My Favorite Things

Brendan Leonard

Booking Overview

This is a biweekly interview podcast about the books, films, music, art, and other creative works that have shaped guests’ lives, featuring one external creative professional per episode. Suitable pitches include published authors, journalists, editors, musicians, visual artists, podcasters, and other working creators with distinctive cultural perspectives; booking difficulty is likely low because the show generally features accessible professionals rather than highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 24

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 3.7k subscribers

Instagram: 112.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

brendan@semi-rad.com

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Host

Brendan Leonard - Writer and creator of the independent publication Semi-Rad.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Working creative professionals such as published authors, journalists, editors, musicians, composers, visual artists, woodworkers, podcasters, and other creators with a distinctive body of work and thoughtful cultural influences.

Required Achievements:

Published books or journalism, Released or performed music, Established visual-art or craft practice, Professional podcasting or media work

Recent Guest Discussions

Amanda Monthei - Five Books, Films, Music, And Other Creative Works That Shaped Her Life, Including Ernest Hemingway, Joan Didion, John Jeremiah Sullivan, And King Gizzard.

Derik Penny - Favorite Films, Comics, Music, Furniture, And Other Creative Works, Including Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County Trilogy, And The Furniture Of George And Mira Nakashima.

Ian McLeod - Favorite Jazz, Hip-hop, Soul, Design, And Visual Art, Including Bill Evans, A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder, Tinker Hatfield, And Keith Haring.

Nick Triolo - Favorite Books, Music, Printmaking, Film, And Food, Including David Abram, Darkside, Tom Killian, And Perfect Days.

Heather Hansman - Favorite Music, Painting, Literature, And Writing References, Including The Fugees, Alex Katz, Ellen Meloy, Strunk And White, And Lisa Grossman.

Recent Topics

Literature, Music, Visual Art, Film, Creative Works

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things Episode 24: Poet Laureate and Author Chris La Tray

September 10, 2026

Each guest on the My Favorite Things podcast brings a list of a list of five books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 24 is writer Chris La Tray, who was poet laureate of Montana from 2023 to 2025, and is author of three books:* Becoming Little Shell* One-Sentence Journal* Descended from a Travel-worn SatchelChris’s favorite things are: 1. Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words by Miya Ando2. Heilung, LIF...

My Favorite Things Episode 23: Writer and Podcaster Amanda Monthei

August 27, 2026

Each guest on the My Favorite Things podcast brings a list of a list of five books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 23 is writer and podcaster Amanda Monthei. Amanda’s favorite things are:* Booter Crunk by Rage Films * The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway* The writing of John Jeremiah Sullivan (specifically “Upon This Rock” and “The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie”* The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion* King Gizzar...

My Favorite Things Episode 22: Woodworker, Artist, and Art Handler Derik Penny

August 13, 2026

Each guest on the My Favorite Things podcast brings a list of a list of five books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 22 is woodworker, artist, and art handler Derik Penny.Derik’s favorite things are:1. Coffee2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind3. Essex County trilogy by Jeff Lemire4. Sour Soul by BadBadNotGood5. Ishitani furniture (by way of George and Mira Nakashima)6. The Utility of Boredom by Andrew Forbesother things...

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